Elgar: The Wand of Youth, Suite 2, Op.1b III.Moths and Butterflies (Dance) - clarinet quintet by Edward Elgar Clarinet Quintet - Digital Sheet Music

By Edward Elgar

"Moths and Butterfies

The Wand of Youth Suites No. 1 and No. 2 are works for orchestra by Edward Elgar, first performed in 1907 and 1908 respectively. The titles Elgar gave them were, in full: The Wand of Youth (Music to a Child's Play) First Suite, Op. 1a (1869–1907) and Second Suite, (Op. 1b).The music was drawn from material written by the composer in his youth and orchestrated forty years or so later.This is mvt III from the second suite "Moths and Butterfies" - Arranged clarinet quintetThis movement marked allegretto, is in C major, in 2/4 time.In the planned play the delicate flutterings of the moths and butterflies draw the two old people (Mother and Father) across the bridge to Fairyland.Kennedy compares the music to that of a Tchaikovsky ballet.

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Format:
Score and Parts
Item types:
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Level:
Intermediate
Musical forms:
Suite
Artist:
Edward Elgar
Arrangers:
Ray Thompson
Usages:
School and Community
Number of Pages:
9

Clarinet Quintet, Woodwind Ensemble Alto Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Clarinet, E-Flat Clarinet - Level 3 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1608007

Composed by Edward Elgar. Arranged by Ray Thompson. This edition: pdf. 20th Century. 9 pages. RayThompsonMusic #1177955. Published by RayThompsonMusic (A0.1608007).

The Wand of Youth Suites No. 1 and No. 2 are works for orchestra by Edward Elgar, first performed in 1907 and 1908 respectively. The titles Elgar gave them were, in full: The Wand of Youth (Music to a Child's Play) First Suite, Op. 1a (1869–1907) and Second Suite, (Op. 1b).

The music was drawn from material written by the composer in his youth and orchestrated forty years or so later.

This is mvt III from the second suite "Moths and Butterfies" - Arranged clarinet quintet

This movement marked allegretto, is in C major, in 2/4 time.

In the planned play the delicate flutterings of the moths and butterflies draw the two old people (Mother and Father) across the bridge to Fairyland.

Kennedy compares the music to that of a Tchaikovsky ballet.

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